do you guys got any recommendations for beginner doomers for dos

[The_marine]

im looking for some tips and wads for dos and maybe help setting up gzdoom for Chromebook Linux so i can use cooler wad packs because i REALLY love custom maps weapons and mechanics (also im putting in doomguy dancing because why not?)

[houston]

For vanilla/chocolate Doom, or for DOS itself? I guess main things are:

- View your environment variables with "env" if you ever need to.

- Arguments generally use forwardslashes rather than your typical dash. Additionally, it'll be "/?" rather than "-h" for help. However, some programs such as Doom -do- use slashes, I guess it's just preference. The game was developed on NeXT as far as I recall anyway.

- The file "\autoexec.bat" is basically DOS' "init" file, use it to conveniently run CD writer drivers, memory extenders, maybe screensavers etc.

- Mounted drives won't appear anywhere in your "root" filesystem. Instead, they're all separated completely (disks and partitions alike) and you type in the simple commands "A:", " B:", etc. to switch between them.

- Even though the filesystem supports case-sensitivity, the OS itself treats all files as being non-case sensitive. Additionally, the current directory is always in %PATH%, so no need to invoke executables as ".\program.exe". Also, you don't need the .exe either.

[The_marine]

im looking for dos itself but im open for anything really sorry for the long wait

On 12/21/2023 at 9:06 PM, houston said:

For vanilla/chocolate Doom, or for DOS itself? I guess main things are:

- View your environment variables with "env" if you ever need to.

- Arguments generally use forwardslashes rather than your typical dash. Additionally, it'll be "/?" rather than "-h" for help. However, some programs such as Doom -do- use slashes, I guess it's just preference. The game was developed on NeXT as far as I recall anyway.

- The file "\autoexec.bat" is basically DOS' "init" file, use it to conveniently run CD writer drivers, memory extenders, maybe screensavers etc.

- Mounted drives won't appear anywhere in your "root" filesystem. Instead, they're all separated completely (disks and partitions alike) and you type in the simple commands "A:", " B:", etc. to switch between them.

- Even though the filesystem supports case-sensitivity, the OS itself treats all files as being non-case sensitive. Additionally, the current directory is always in %PATH%, so no need to invoke executables as ".\program.exe". Also, you don't need the .exe either.